From Total Beginner to Full Sketchbook

Overview

“Now I'll show you an easy-cute way to level up the portrait by incorporating patterns, texture, and a detailed background. This is also a creative way to personalize your artwork.”

In this video lesson Shayda Campbell addresses the topic: Adding Environments, which is part of the Domestika online course: From Total Beginner to Full Sketchbook. Build creative confidence as you draw, doodle, and paint using mixed media techniques..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we'll continue working on our little portrait. And now we're going to play with a bit of pattern and texture and really turn this into a more cohesive piece of art. What I want to do is I've been inspired by the photograph itself. I love that there's this wall of foliage behind us. So I'm going to start by painting some of that foliage on the left And then it's kind of going to give way to more abstracted florals on the right. And as I said before, even if your person is just standing in front of a you know, a brick wall, a blank wall, you could add anything in behind. You c...”

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Course summary for: From Total Beginner to Full Sketchbook

• Level: Beginner
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• 4092 students
• 5 units
• 21 lessons (3h 43m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Drawing, Mindfulness, Pencil Drawing